‘This will be bad’: Clashes break out in West Bank over Trump Jerusalem speech - The Washington Post

"RAMALLAH, West Bank — Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers broke out Thursday in Ramallah and other places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, one day after President Trump announced that his administration would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.



The Palestinian Authority called for a general strike in Palestinian cities and, in Gaza, the Islamist Hamas movement urged its followers to ignite a third intifada, or uprising, against Israel.



At a checkpoint near Ramallah, Israeli forces fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of Palestinian protesters gathering to air their anger over Trump’s statement.



They burned tires and pelted the soldiers with rocks.



“This will be bad,” said an ambulance driver. .."



‘This will be bad’: Clashes break out in West Bank over Trump Jerusalem speech - The Washington Post